Bikie gangs
‘I like to hurt people’: Inside the brutal world of the Comanchero bikie gang
A nine-week murder trial has laid bare the brutality, rules and rigid hierarchy of the most powerful bikie club in the nation.
- by Chris Vedelago and Erin Pearson
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Two bikie bosses arrested after multiple gang crime raids across Perth
WA Police seized two luxury cars and hundreds of thousands of dollars after raiding six homes in March this year. That has led to the arrest of two senior bikie figures this week.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Building Bad
Bikies ran amok in the CFMEU, and they’re not going to leave quietly
Efforts to clean up the troubled union are encountering resistance as the extent of past problems becomes clearer.
- by Nick McKenzie and Cara Waters
Bikie attempts to kick L-plater on Monash Freeway
Police have released footage of an L-plate motorcyclist being assaulted by members of the Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang on the Monash Freeway.
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Police fear explosion in home-made guns poses huge threat to public safety
3D-printed and privately made guns are becoming the weapon of choice for criminals with some weapons now able to fire dozens of rounds within a few seconds.
- by Melissa Cunningham
‘You’re an idiot’: Judge lashes bikie’s sister in sending her to jail
The sister of an exiled Comanchero bikie was yesterday sent to prison for 15 months for her part in laundering in almost a million dollars of dirty cash.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
‘When my time’s up, my time’s up’: How Sam ‘The Punisher’ Abdulrahim became most hunted in Melbourne’s underworld
The boxer and ex-bikie has survived shootings, bashings and firebombings. There’s a $1 million bounty on his head. We find out why criminals and police say he’s made enemies everywhere.
- by Chris Vedelago
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Building Bad
CFMEU deals put union in bed with bikies and the underworld
An investigation reveals the relationships that have vaulted companies with links to criminals into favoured positions on the nation’s building sites.
- by Nick McKenzie, David Marin-Guzman and Cameron Houston
Alleged drugs kingpin Angelo Pandeli deported from Dubai
The Hells Angels bikie boss, once described by law enforcement as among Australia’s most influential drug traffickers, has landed back in Australia.
- by Clare Sibthorpe and Perry Duffin
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Building Bad
By clinging on to power, CFMEU’s three amigos pour fuel on a raging bonfire
Say what you will about John Setka – at least he had the sense to resign. The same can’t be said of certain others, who cling to their well-paid jobs as Rome burns.
- by Nick McKenzie
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